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	DEW - LoveToKnow Article on DEW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thus the artificial formation of dew and consequent determination of the dew-point is a recognized method of measuring the pressure, and thence the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere.
		The amount of dew deposited is considerable, and, in tropical countries, is sometimes sufficiently heavy to be collected by gutters and spouts, but it is not generally regarded as a large percentage of the total rainfall.
		The construction of dew ponds is, however, still practised on traditional lines, and it is said that a new dew pond has first to be filled artificially.
	50.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DEW.htm (3189 words)

	Dewponds - Dew Ponds - Martin - School Nature Study Union
		The subject of the dew pond is one of perennial interest, and questions as to how it works and where it is to be found, and what is its secret, are frequently asked.
		The ponds to which the name has been applied are found as a rule on high chalk country, and hence they have been closely connected with the chalk downs which extend from Beachy Head to the west of Sussex.
		Thus those ponds that had been in existence for the longest time would have the most chlorine, and this was fully borne out by the analyses of three pond-waters which have never been known to fail.
	www.dewponds.com /articles_dewponds_martin.htm (3132 words)

	Dew pond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Dew pond is a man-made pond placed on the top of hills, built for watering livestock.
		Dew Ponds or troughs are used in areas where a natural supply of surface water may not be readily available.
		Recently a Dew pond was restored on top of Cleeve Hill above Cheltenham Spa in the Cotswolds, as part of a National Heritage effort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dew_pond (164 words)

	Apogee Photo Magazine: "Dew" by John Gerlach
		Dew is the condensation of water vapor that often forms on objects during the night.
		Photographing dew is a race between the time when there is finally enough light to shoot by and the time when the wind starts blowing too hard, or the dew evaporates.
		The workhorse lens for a photographer of dew is a good-quality 100mm macro.
	www.apogeephoto.com /mag1-6/mag2-5dew.shtml (1043 words)

	Dewponds - Dew Ponds - Martin - School Nature Study Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A few grasses with shallow roots growing in a pond might cause the formation of some dew, but in the best -kept dew ponds the grasses are not allowed to grow.
		But the area of the banks around the pond form a collecting area at least as much again as the pond-surface, and sometimes twice or more than that area, so that the total of rain feeding the pond must be multiplied accordingly.
		Most authorities have observed that when a pond is first dug out it is advisable to give it some artificial assistance, and this is done by pouring water over the puddle or by heaping snow around it when that is possible.
	www.dewponds.info /articles_dewponds_martin.htm (3132 words)

	Dew Ponds World Geography, Indian Dew Ponds, Dew pond is the name applied to certain shallow saucer-shaped basins which ...
		They received their common name from the belief that they are replenished chiefly by the deposit of dew on the surface of the water, a belief which probably arose from the fact that during the hottest, weather the vegetation in the vicinity of such ponds is often thickly covered with dew after nightfall.
		Apparently the ponds have the power of attracting water from the mists, fogs, and low clouds, and accordingly in some sections of England they are known as mist ponds, fog ponds and cloud ponds.
		The essence of the typical dew pond is its waterproof bottom, which is made by puddling clay tempered with chalk or lime.
	4to40.com /earth/geography/index.asp?article=earth_geography_dewponds (427 words)

	Wiltshire County Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Wiltshire History Question Information
		Dew ponds are actually fed by rainwater and they are normally situated in a slight depression so that there is a reasonable sized catchment area for rain.
		It is possible that a pond has been here since that date but only if it has been cleaned out and its lining renewed every 100 to 200 years for Ralph Whitlock estimated that the life of a dew pond is 100 to 150 years.
		Dew pond makers tended to tour the country between September and April making up to 15 ponds, depending on their size.
	www.wiltshire.gov.uk /community/getfaq.php?id=47 (407 words)

	Air wells and dew ponds. Answer to my water problem? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dew ponds insulate themselves from the earth via = insulation, and most air wells depend on mass to hold the cool.
		Dew ponds insulate themselves from the earth via insulation, and most air wells depend on mass to hold the cool.
		Dew ponds also look relatively simple to construct, and using radiation into space, they can get much colder than Courneya's air well design that depends on earth heat-sink.
	www.ee-one.com /new-2864992-4628.html (1475 words)

	Dew Pond
		The trail to the summit of Green Mountain passes through a remarkable, dense bamboo grove and ends at an ornamental pond which is replete with water lillies and goldfish.
		The highest point on Ascension (859 metres) is adjacent to the Dew Pond and is marked by an anchor chain.
		The Dew Pond was constructed in 1875 and the bamboo was planted subsequently.
	geosciences.ou.edu /~bweaver/Ascension/dewpond.htm (62 words)

	More about Claverham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ponds provide an important habitat for flora and fauna as well as acting as natural reservoirs for excess water.
		There are two ponds at Hillsea one of which is a dew pond.
		Ponds at Claverham Green Farm were used by drovers who stayed overnight to rest and water their animals and also for washing purposes - hence the name 'washing pound'.
	www.claverhamvillage.co.uk /more10.htm (265 words)

	Dewponds - Gazetteer - Brighton Area
		A liner is necessary in most ponds now as we no longer have the patter of sheep's feet to re-puddle the clay as the pond refills over the winter.
		I have seen an example of a stone pitched pond in the Chilterns (I think) but would be interested in any ideas on how to construct a cow proof dew pond.
		The pond on Hollingbury Hill shown on the 1970 map was originally built of local clay, then concreted over, before being backfilled with the remains of an adjacent barn to make a green for the golf course in the 1930's.
	www.dewponds.com /brighton_area.htm (624 words)

	Plymouth Colony Archive Project, Archaeological Excavations
		Finally, the circular stone filled depression, was the remnants of a small "dew pond" used for watering cattle and other farm animals.
		The "dew pond" cellar was only a couple degrees off of magnetic north, while the dwelling house foundation was almost thirty degrees off of a north-south alignment.
		This indicates that the two buildings were not constructed at the same time and may suggest that the "dew pond" structure was built after the dwelling house was abandoned.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~jfd3a/Plymouth/Fieldschool/fieldsc1.htm (1805 words)

	NeoWakko?: Driving Ms. Dew
		Fishes grow so fast and so big, space is running out in that pond.
		By late afternoon, i was on my way to meet up with Dew.
		It's funny how i actually expected to see her looking as how she was when she left 2 years ago.
	neowakko.blogspot.com /2004/07/driving-ms-dew.html (390 words)

	TimeBomb 2000 - PREP - [prep] Air Wells & Dew Ponds: Emergency Sources of Water (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dew ponds have existed since prehistoric times, but today the technology is nearly forgotten.
		A few unfailing dew ponds can still be found on the highest ridges of England's bleak Sussex Downs and on the Marlborough and Wiltshire Hills.
		The consequence is that during the night the warm air is condensed on the surface of the cold clay.
	www.timebomb2000.com /vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29883&highlight=pond (2159 words)

	Where Are Ponds Found? on NSALG.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Most of the ponds are found outdoors in the mountains or in your backyard with a fountain...
		HART is dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Herefordshire, and we aim to encourage people to learn about, protect and conserve frogs, toads, newts, snakes, lizards and their habitats.
		Most of the ponds are found outdoors in the mountains or in...
	www.nsalg.co.uk /gardening/where_are_ponds_found?.html (571 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Dew Breaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As the novel circles around the dew breaker, moving toward final episodes in which, as a young man and already dreaming of escape to the U.S., he performs his terrible work, the impact on the reader hauntingly, ineluctably grows.
		THE DEW BREAKER is a collection of vignettes featuring characters whose lives intersect mostly as a result of fate.
		At the heart of the story is a nameless man who is known as "The Dew Breaker." Early in the book his daughter, unaware of his torrid past, creates a sculpture in honor of her father, a Haitian immigrant now working in the U.S. as a successful barber.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1400041147/readinggroupg-20 (1347 words)

	the Orchid - Publications \| Kent Downs
		The term &#8216;dew pond’; is perhaps a misnomer since it is believed that dew in the strictest meaning of the word would not be of sufficient quantity to be able to keep a pond supplied with water.
		In all likelihood it is probable that the ponds are simply fed by run off from surrounding ground with some assistance from water accumulating in the form of mist and low cloud.
		There is certainly an art to constructing these ponds, in choosing the site and in puddling the clay to prevent animals hooves from damaging the clay, but whether many date from Neolithic times is perhaps conjecture.
	www.kentdowns.org.uk /orchid_5_1.asp (677 words)

	Wildlife Page
		To encourage wildlife we have cleared and renovated an ancient dew pond in our hedgerow, (which we have also allowed to grow and thicken with new planting).
		A group of wild ducks visit the Dew Pond as does one of the Bradford on Avon Heron colony after the frogs.
		The dew pond water level must be so low that they are having to comically trek to the large fishpond.
	www.oldmanorhotel.com /OTHERS/wild.html (1156 words)

	Outdoor Wall Fountains - More Pool Designs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The nest of straw serves as insulation, so that the clay shell and the water in it remain somewhat cooler at all times than the surrounding air.
		Dew condenses nightly on the cool clay banks, runs down into the little pond, and replaces moisture lost by seepage and evaporation.
		As only the very hardiest of aquatic growths can be coaxed to live in one, even if it does turn out satisfactorily, the water gardener receives little reward for his labors.
	www.outdoor-wall-fountains.com /outdoor-wall-fountains-designs-2.htm (405 words)

	KOI POND. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I be offer a used filter by pump and uv filter, there had driven to a year that fitted to a pond at 20.000 l, I beat to.
		I'll warrant by that Martin cross toe to his Wellington, that had displayed guy anything the day ante, by all they bend and unshakeable destination Martin decided themselves to it was dense after a lesson age.
		Actually should there why so only fill better water to pond and by three garden hose went that seriously we started by that fill water to.
	www.bonnet-it.dk /annsholm/koi_pond_eng.htm (498 words)

	Main Page/wiki/Dew pond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Main_Page/wiki/Dew_pond (121 words)

	THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE - The Manor Dew-pond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The pond area is now overgrown and unrecognisable.
		How many worshippers on their way to services on Sundays realise that there was at one time a "watering hole" on the approach to St.
		This was the Manor Pond of yesteryear just to the left of the road on the approach to Findon Place.
	www.findonvillage.com /0681_manor_dewpond.htm (354 words)

	Chanctonbury Ring www.findon.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Two ancient dew ponds are situated on the Chanctonbury hillside.
		He was instrumental in constructing the original dew pond in 1872.
		Gone are the times when heavy horses pulled their wide-wheeled carts, trudging round and round on the base "to puddle the dew pond".
	www.findon.com /chanctonbury/chanctonbury.htm (1272 words)

	Amazon.fr : Chroniques et points de vue Livres en anglais: Neolithic Dew-Ponds and Cattle Ways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The pond will eventually become filled with water, the more rapidly the larger it is, even though no rain may fall.
		"The dew pond will cease to attract the dew if the layer of straw should get wet, as it then becomes of the same temperature as the surrounding earth, and ceases to be a non-conductor of heat.
		As the condensation during the night is in excess of the evaporation during the day, the pond becomes, night by night, gradually filled.
	www.amazon.fr /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/english-books/1410205118/reviews (725 words)

	Planner and Pond
		The pond in question is a dew pond well denoted on any Ordinance Survey map in enclosure no 1939 and certainly shown on my O/N map dated 1939 - just a few feet from our lane on its West side as you approach the Ford from the South.
		The original dew pond was created presumably without planning permission by a higher authority even than yours.
		About 10 to 12 years ago I restored a natural flow of water to the dry pond, and most recently extended it into the barren piece of ground under the dreadful electricity pylon which specifically requires than ‘nothing grows under it’ - water provides the ideal maintenance free solution.
	www.poeticexpressions.co.uk /POEMS/Planner%20and%20Pond.htm (720 words)

	Air wells and dew ponds. Answer to my water problem? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Dew ponds insulate themselves from the earth via
		Dew ponds also look relatively simple to construct, and using
		cool, and how much dew would be collected for a particular size pond.
	www.home-power.com /homepower/Air_wells_and_dew_ponds__Answer_to_my_water_problem_82415.html (1190 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - dew pond
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		Dew, water that condenses on cool objects from the water vapor in warm air, particularly the condensation formed during cool nights in warm seasons...
		freshwater life, fertilization, fish hatcheries, illustration of pond biome, pictures of ponds, plants and animals, quotations, specific ponds,...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /dew_pond.html (114 words)

	Dew pond - Result for Dew pond - Meaning of Dew pond - Definition of Dew pond - Dictionary of Meaning - ...
		Dew Ponds or trough s are used in areas where a natural supply of surface water may not be readily available.
		Dew ponds are quite widely used in the Staffordshire moorelands.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Dew pond.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Dew_pond.html (325 words)

	Air Wells, Dew Ponds and Fog Fences: Methods to Condense Atmospheric Humidity
		The simplest form of dew pond is used in Cornwall, where areas of about 40 square feet are prepared on mountain slopes by coating the ground with clay and surrounding it with a small wall.
		“The dew ponds, so called because they are believed to be fed by dew and vapours, and not by rain, have kept their water, while the deeper ponds in the valleys have often failed.
		Fog and dew may or may not come together; but generally there is a heavy dew deposit on the grass when a fog lies on the hills.
	www.rexresearch.com /airwells/airwells.htm (10263 words)

	History and Plan of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, a National Trust property in Bedfordshire, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mr Smith was the third generation of dew pond builders and almost the last expert on this age old craft.
		Mr Blyth decided to invite Mr Smith to construct a dew pond adjacent to the Cathedral and to make this the centre of a cloister walk.
		Having thus surrounded the Dew pond, Mr Blyth allowed the natural Whitethorn bushes, which grow everywhere here when land is left, to form a shrubbery between the Cloister walk and the Dew Pond Enclosure.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /whipsnadetreecathedral/history.htm (1762 words)

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